Verse Lens · Context pointer
Ezekiel 2:3 Explained in Context
Use this verse as a doorway into the larger passage—not as an isolated saying.
Verse 3. 3And he said unto me, Son of man, I send thee to the children of Israel, to a rebellious nation that hath rebelled against me: they and their fathers have transgressed against me, even unto this very day.
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Role in This Section
The commissioning dialogue carries the next action, claim, image, or measurement through “And he said unto me, Son of man, I send thee to the children of Israel, to a…” at Ezekiel 2:3 as part of “The Spirit Raises the Son of Man for a Resistant Audience.”
Read It With
- Ezekiel 2:1–5
Read Ezekiel 2:3 with 2:1–5. By itself, “And he said unto me, Son of man, I send thee to the children of Israel, to a…” can be detached from the speaker, addressee, date, exilic horizon, visionary movement, or outcome that gives it force. The complete unit establishes: God addresses Ezekiel as son of man, the Spirit sets him on his feet, and he is sent to a rebellious people who may refuse but will know a prophet was among them.
Why It Needs Context
The verse is a premise, action, image, response, or transition within Ezekiel 2:1–5, not an independent maxim. The commissioning dialogue carries the next action, claim, image, or measurement through “And he said unto me, Son of man, I send thee to the children of Israel, to a…” at Ezekiel 2:3 as part of “The Spirit Raises the Son of Man for a Resistant Audience.”
Continue in Context
Read the complete section for the connected explanation and how it should shape life. This verse is a doorway into that passage, not a saying that stands alone.
Read Ezekiel 2:1–5 — The Spirit Raises the Son of Man for a Resistant AudienceSources used for this context pointer
How certain is this explanation? strong
These are the sources used directly for this lens. Language, grammar, disagreements, and the complete source shelf remain attached to the full thought-unit research record.
Biblical text
King James (Authorized) Version — eng-kjv2006
eBible.org and CrossWire Bible Society
USFM archive eng-kjv2006_usfm.zip; source files dated 2026-08-19; downloaded 2026-08-24; archive SHA-256 aec1b3b26c622fd3d963d2bbac963016b9513246ffbfa20da00bb100372ea007; normalized corpus SHA-256 09aef51d90488aa7b9722b3fd9a93f4b25f6bf2064c5fd798fb39673c300ddf2.
Supports: Exact displayed KJV wording, verse order, paragraph metadata, supplied-word markup, and complete thought-unit coverage.
Exact location: Ezekiel 2:1–5, pinned eng-kjv2006 USFM-derived repository corpus
Open source ↗hebrew text and morphology
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible: Ezekiel
Open Scriptures
Open Scriptures, release 2.2
Supports: Masoretic Hebrew wording and morphology checked at the exact unit without treating morphology as a critical apparatus or interpretation.
Exact location: Open Scriptures MorphHB v2.2, commit 6a5db284c715c18b239422e57bb89684e6a19f00, wlc/Ezek.xml, OSIS 2:1–5
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